2001 Indy 500 Baja 1000 Loudon Victory Glamis – New Years 24 Hours of Daytona

After being release from Morgan McClure Motorsports, the skeptics wrote Robby Gordon off. In the past 12 months Gordon has been a competitive factor in virtually every major event he has contested. Over the past 12 months Gordon has competed in a diverse array of events. Gordon loves to race and it shows.

Flash back a little over a year ago at the 2001 Indy 500. Teamed with AJ Foyt and Richard Childress, Gordon qualifies 3rd and after leading the first 22 laps suffers mechanical problems.A month later Gordon leaves NASCAR fans mumbling as he finishes second to Tony Stewart at Sears Point after some excitement in the closing laps involving current team mate, Kevin Harvick. On another road coarse Gordon is showing the way at Watkins glen with the race in hand when an onboard camera smokes his chances of victory.

Early November Gordon is finishing 7th in the NASCAR Winston cup race at Phoenix. 2 week’s later electrical problems cripple Team Gordon’s effort during the Baja 1000 while leading that event.

Later in the month Gordon joined the NASCAR Winton cup winner circle at the New Hampshire motor speedway. A Couple of weeks later Gordon was competing against the world’s best rally car drivers in Spain at the Race of Champions – the World Rally Car equivalent of a all-star game. After setting a new track record, a rain-slicked track sends Gordon and his Seat Cordova over a burm and into a fiery crash ending his campaign to become the first non-regular rally car driver to win the event.

After a couple of off road events in January (Glamis and Parker 400) Gordon spent February in Daytona Beach, Florida. Teamed with Riley & Scott and Jim Mathews racing the team comes close to winning one of Sportscars most prestigious races – the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona – finishing a close second. Later in the month Robby ran competitively during NASCAR’s Speedweeks – ultimately finishing 13th in the 2002 Daytona 500.

13 NASCAR Winton cup races later Gordon attempted what is known as the double. One day, two races, two cities and 1100 miles of white-knuckle racing later Gordon had a 8th and 16th place finish at the Indy 500 and stock car racing’s longest race – The Coca Cola 600.

12 Months and 37 races later Robby Gordon has completed one of the most diverse 12 months of racing motorsports fans have ever seen. Stockcars, Indy Cars, Sports Cars, Trophy Trucks, Rally Cars are all extremely impressive on one driver’s resume. Being competitive in them is unbelievable. Having the focus to get to the starting line in all of them is pure focus, determination and the love of racing.

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